Non-Immigrant Visas

Visa Ineligibilities

According to the Immigration and Nationality Act, certain prior offenses can make an individual ineligible to enter the United States. These offenses include but are not limited to previous overstays in the United States, previous criminal convictions and previous deportation from the United States. Under normal circumstances, ineligibilities mean that you will be unable to enter the United States in the future.

There is a process to obtain a temporary waiver of the ineligibility to enter the United States, but it these waivers are very difficult to receive.

In order for the Embassy to apply for a waiver on your behalf, you must first convince a consular officer of your intent to return to your country of residence within the limit of your visa, detailed in Section 214(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. This can be a difficult process, particularly if you have previously overstayed your visa(s) in the United States, have been deported, or have previously lived in the United States.

If a consular officer determines that you overcome the presumption of immigrant intent in Section 214(b), the Embassy can then start preparing an application for a waiver, on your behalf.

The Department of Homeland Security in Washington, D.C controls the waiver process. The waiver application should contain evidence of your criminal record since returning to your country of residence, evidence that you have reformed since your prior violation, and evidence of definite hardship to an American citizen due to your inability to visit or return to the United States.

After the waiver application is completed it is submitted to the Department of Homeland Security for their review. This process may take several months. Waivers are by no means easy to obtain from the Department of Homeland Security.

If your waiver is granted you will receive a visa that will enable you to travel to the United States. Any subsequent visas will require another waiver application.

The Embassy suggests that applicants who have known ineligibilities consider carefully whether they will be able to overcome the very high threshold for waiver issuance before applying for a non-immigrant visa.

VISA (NGOFUA) FOLAU TAIMI NOUNOU

Koe Ngaahi Me’a ‘e Makatu’unga ai ha ta’e tali ‘o ha kole visa

Fakatatau ki he tu’utu’uni ‘a e Lao ki he Fefolau’aki moe Liliu Kakai, ‘e lava ke hoko ‘a e ngaahi maumau lao pe faihia ‘a ha tokotaha kole visa ko ha ngaahi me’a ia ‘e makatu’unga ai ha ‘ikai lava ke tali ke ne lava ‘o folau ki ‘Amelika. Koe ngaahi maumau lao koení ‘oku kau ai , kae ‘ikai ngata pe ‘ihe nofo ta’efakalao kimu’a ‘i ‘Ameliká, mo’ua ‘i ha faka’iloa ki ha hia kimu’a pea mo hano fakafoki (deportation) fakalao mai koe mei ‘Amelika ki mu’a. ‘A ia koe pehē pē koe kole visa, koe ngaahi ‘uhinga eni ‘e ‘ikai lava ai ke ‘oatu ha ngofua ke tu’uta ki ‘Amelika ha tokotaha.
‘Oku ‘i ai foki ha founga ‘e lava ke ma’u ai ha faingamalie fakataimi ke tuku ki tafa’aki (waiver) e tu’utu’uni ‘oku hā atu ‘i ‘olungá, kae malava ke ke folau ki ‘Amelika, ka koe faingamalie koeni ‘oku ‘ikai faingofua ke ma’u ‘e ha taha.
Koe’uhi ke lava ‘a e ‘Ofisi Faka-’Amipasitoa ni ‘o kole ma’au ha faingamalie ke tuku ki tafa’aki ‘a e tu’utu’uni ‘i ‘olungá, kuopau ke ke ‘uluaki ‘omai ki he ‘ofisa koniselá ha ngaahi ‘uhinga mālohi ke ne lava ‘o fakapapau’i ko ho’o taumu’á ke ke folau nounou pē ki ‘Amelika pea ke toe foki mai ki he fonua ‘oku ke nofo aí, fakatatau ki he taimi ‘e ‘oatu ‘i ho’o visá, ‘a ia ko hono fakaikiikí ‘oku ‘asi atu ia he Kupu 214 (b) ‘o e Lao ki he Fefolau’akí moe Liliu Kakaí. Koe foung eni ‘oku faingata’a, tautautefito kapau na’a ke ‘osi nofo ta’efakalao ‘i ‘Amelika, pe na’e fakafoki fakalao koe mei ‘Amelika, pe na’a ke ‘osi nofo ‘i ‘Amelika ki mu’a.
Kapau ‘e tu’utu’uni ‘e ha ‘ofisa konisela ‘o ne pehē ‘oku ne fakapapau’i te ke folau pea ke toe foki ki ho fonuá hange koia ‘oku hā he Kupu 214(b), ‘e kamata leva ‘e he ‘Ofisí ke teuteu ha kole faingamalie (waiver) ke tuku ki tafa’aki ‘a e tu’utu’uni na’e ‘ikai ai ke lava keke folau ai ki ‘Ameliká.
Koe Potungāue Malu’i Fakalotofonua (Homeland Security) ‘a ia ‘oku tu’u ‘i Uasingatoni, D.C ‘oku ne pule’i ‘a e ngaahi ngāue ki he “waiver”. Koe tohi kole ki he “waiver” ‘oku totonu ke ‘omai fakataha ai mo ho polisi lēkooti ki he taimi ne ke foki mai ai ‘o nofo he fonua ‘oku ke lolotonga nofo aí; fakamo’oni kuó ke liliu ‘o ‘ulungaanga lelei ‘o kehe ia mei he taimi ne ke maumau lao ai ki mu’á, pea mo ha fakamo’oni ‘oku fehangahangai e tokotaha sitiseni ‘Amelika (‘oku ke fie folau kiai) mo ha faingata’a koe’uhí koe ‘ikai ke ke lava ‘o folau ange pe foki ange ki ‘Ameliká.
Ko ‘ene maau pē mo kakato ‘a e tohi kole ko eni ki he “waiver” ‘oku fakahū leva ia ki he Potungāue Malu’i Fakalotofonuá ke nau vakai’i. Koe ngāue ki hení ‘e lau māhina pea ‘oku ‘ikai ke faingofua ‘a hono foaki ange ha “waiver” ki ha taha.
Ka tali leva ho’o kole “waiver”, ‘e ma’u atu leva ho’o visá ke ke folau ki ‘Amelika. Ka ke toe kole visa ‘amui kuo pau pē ke toe fai ‘a e kole “waiver”.
‘Oku tapou atu ‘a e ‘Ofisí ni kia kinau tolu kole visa kotoa pē ‘oku nau ‘ilo’i ‘e ‘ikai tali ‘enau kole visá, koe’uhi koe ngaahi ‘uhinga koena ‘oku ha atu ‘i ‘olungá, ke nau fakakaukau pe ‘e lava ke nau fakakakato ‘ae ngaahi fiema’u kotoa ki he “waiver” kimu’a pea toki fai ha’anau kole visa taimi nounou.

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